Lucky escape

Eleven construction workers narrowly escaped death yesterday when the facade of a six-storey building nearing completion in Dubai collapsed.

Noticing signs of imminent danger the workers managed to flee the building, which is located near the Ramada Hotel across the street from the Dubai Police H.Q.

The engineer in charge of the site confirmed all 21 workers, including those who managed to escape, were not injured. An immediate search operation using police sniffer dogs confirmed there were no victims under the debris.